Slim, nice choice with the 8wt ARC, great rod.
Rick made a very good point. You need to first decide which line you will use with that line. I would suggest a Rio Windcutter 8/9/10 or Airflo Delta 8/9 for a short belly line(55'.) A mid belly line like the 8/9 Rio Midspey or Airflo Long Delta 8/9 would be nice foe a longer bellied line.
You also need to choose which rod will this reel be used the most on. If your answer is the nine weight you can use some gelspun backing to use behind your spey line.
A good recomendation for a spey reel size is to buy a reel that can hold two line sizes larger than the spey line. For example for a 8/9 Delta you should buy a Torque 10. A Torque 10 hold enough line foe a 10wt and maybe an 11wt.
For a line I would choose a 55' short bellied line. They take up the least amount of reel space.
I recomend a Galvan Torque 10, Ross Big Game Canyon 6 or the Waterworks Litespeed 4. These reels may be a little large for your 9wt single-handed line.
Lots of choices, good luck.
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